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Scavenge |
To clean refuse from; to remove unwanted substances from |
They scavenge for food in the restaurant's trash cans. |
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Immure |
To lock up or confine |
"Her brother was immured in a lunatic asylum." |
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Gesticulate |
To show, express or direct in movement |
They were shouting and gesticulating frantically at drivers who did not slow down. |
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Efflorescence |
The time and process of building and unfolding of blossoms |
These works are the efflorescence of his genius. |
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Uncommunicative |
Not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions |
The man was uncommunicative but did not waste his words when he spoke |
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Crumple |
To gather something into small wrinkles and folds |
He crumpled up the paper bag. |
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Swathe |
To wrap in swaddling clothes |
His hands were swathed in bandages. |
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Irrelevance |
The lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand |
The document was withheld on grounds of irrelevance. |
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Immerse |
To cause to be thrown into |
Immerse the paper in water for twenty minutes. |
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Submerge |
To put under water |
Houses had been flooded and cars submerged. |
